a tool with a heavy metal blade and a handle, used for chopping wood or as a weapon

a tool with a heavy metal blade and a handle used for chopping wood

supernaturally fine craft or uncanny workmanship, suggesting the work of gods rather than humans; often applied to art, architecture, or natural landscapes

a heavy, broad-bladed axe

to display one's slight skill before an expert

lictor; executioner; axeman

(polite) please amend my writing; to critique and correct

superlative or uncanny workmanship that seems to be the work of gods or spirits rather than humans

to be executed; to suffer death by battle-ax (idiom)

The hammer and sickle (symbolizing rural and proletarian labor).

showing no fear of dying in combat or facing heavy weapons on the battlefield

to follow an established principle or use a pattern at hand to accomplish something, based on the classic imagery from the Book of Songs

an ax with a wide blade, typically used for hewing or shaping timber

knife, saw, ax and hatchet; (idiom) facing torture and execution

battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution

money or expenses required for a journey